Roundup: Gaston Christian grabs MAC titles in softball, girls soccer

Thursday

Bandys 3, West Lincoln 1: Brandon Lail had two hits, but it was not enough to keep Bandys from the South Fork 2A title game. The Rebels had four errors in the game.

Metrolina Christian 16, Gaston Christian 4: Metrolina Christian poured it on in the final four innings, turning a tied game into a rout to claim the MAC tournament championship. Grayson Guy was 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs, while Keanu Buentipo had two hits for the Eagles in a losing effort.

Gaston Day 10, Carolina Royals 9: Two runs in the bottom of the sixth allowed the Spartans to overcome a late deficit to upend the Carolina Royals. Parker Rhyne, Brendon Battle and Cole Price each had two hits.

East Gaston 4, South Point 0: Riley Hawkins allowed no runs on four hits while striking out four in five innings of work to lead the Warriors to a win. Riley Dunlap had two hits, including an RBI double. He also picked up the save in relief.

High school softball

Gaston Christian 6, Hickory Grove Christian 5: The Lady Eagles held off a rally by Hickory Grove Christian to claim the MAC tournament championship. After scoring a run in the opening frame, Gaston Christian tacked on five in the second. Anna Crenshaw was 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBIs, while Madelyn Bolick also had three hits - one of them a double. Mia Holmes was 2-for-3 with a home run, and allowed five runs on eight hits and striking out 11.Meredith McCraw also had two hits in the game.

East Lincoln 3, Bandys 2: The Mustangs scored their three runs in the final three innings to advance to the South Fork 2A tournament final. Kylie Thress and Bailey Hardin each had a hit and an RBI, while Alexis Duggins and Abby Helms had the two other hits for East Lincoln.

Maiden 3, North Lincoln 2 (8 innings): A one-out base hit in the eighth inning gave Maiden a win over North Lincoln in a South Fork 2A semifinal matchup. Mia Duvall had two of her team’s three hits, while Justice Erdel had a hit and an RBI in a losing effort.

Clover 2, Wade Hampton 1 (F/ET): Blue Eagles move on to the Upper State 5A semifinal round, where it will take on either Fort Mill or Mauldin.

High school girls soccer

Gaston Christian 4, Hickory Grove 3: Favour Spear had three goals and an assist, while Izzy Hoover had a goal and two assists to lead the Lady Eagles to a win in the MAC tournament championship game. Hannah Glandon also had an assist.

Forestview 5, Ashbrook 1

South Point 7, East Gaston 0: Trinity Knauf and Mary Walker each had two goals, while Natalie Robinson, Haley Nixon and Anna Petty added goals of their own as the Lady Raiders wrapped up a Southwestern 2A title. Robinson and Knauf also offered assists, along with Emme Lewandowski. Maddie Waugh and Georgia Smith combined for the shut out in goal.

Cramerton 12, Mount Holly 8: Tripp Dow earned the win on the mound, while Will Ross earned the save. Riley Stiles was 4-for-4 with four runs scored, and Dylan Owenby was 3-for-5 with six RBIs.

Chavis 16, Southwest 2 (4 innings): Will Heavner, Tobias Miller and Collin Robinson combined to strike out 10 batters in the Chavis win. Heavner was 2-for-2 at the plate, Jackson Beam was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Noah Hollingsworth was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Belmont 20, York Chester 0: Camden Ashe and Ezra Taylor combined to pitch a perfect game, striking out nine York Chester batters. Ashe also went 3-for-3 in the game, while Gavin Gibson and Aaron Main had two hits apiece.

Middle school girls soccer

W.C. Friday 0, Holbrook 0 (WCF wins on PKs, 3-0): Reagan Luckadoo, Reese Sharpe and Angelina Diaz each hit their penalty kicks to propel W.C. Friday to a win. Payton Propst and Sydnee Walls shared the shutout in goal, with the latter stopping all three Holbrook shots during the shootout.

Mount Holly 1, Cramerton 0: Zoey Croft had the lone goal in the game. Payton Decker had the shutout in goal.

Stanley 6, Bessemer City 0: Payton Eaves had two goals, while Ava Stillwell, Shelbi Beck, Lydia Walls and Gracie Hullett had goals as well in a winning effort. Heather Longnecker and Alyssa Payne combined for the shutout in goal.

Belmont 9, York Chester 0: Grace Smith had three goals, Jesson Cadiang had two goals, while Clair Hux, Avery Boyd, Charlotte Smith and Grace Maynard also scored to lead Belmont to a win. Emma Donaldson and Cadiang combined for the shutout in goal, as Belmont put a bow on an undefeated season.

Middle school track

Belmont won the boys and girls titles in the Division II meet at Bessemer City on Wednesday.

Gardner-Webb earned a NCAA Public Recognition Award for multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores that rate in the top-10 percent nationally in the sport.

The NCAA made the announcement Wednesday with the latest honors based on APR scores covered during the four-year period beginning in 2014-2015 and ending in 2017-2018.

Head Coach Tim Craft’s program was one of 35 nationally among Division I men’s basketball programs to be recognized and one of 13 NCAA men’s basketball tournament teams to earn the NCAA Public Recognition Award this week.

The NCAA will release all APR scores for Division I teams on May 8.

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